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OUR COMMUNITY KIDS

                                         WITH BIG HEARTS.

                                                                         challenges of traveling longer
                                                                         distances for groceries and
                                                                         water and a less  likelihood
                                                                         of purchasing groceries
                                                                         online, which puts them at a
                                                                         higher level of vulnerability
                                                                         and risk. Hence,  they are

                                                                         always in need of help. At
                                                                         Mission Tomorrow, whose
                                                                         goal is to  create a better
                                                                         world for everyone, the duo
                                                                         identified that clean drinking
                                                                         water was a scarcity in these
                                                                         neighborhoods.        Providing
                                                                         clean drinking water, which
                                                                         is a basic necessity, became
                                                                         their mission.


                                                                         “While leading this cause,

                                                                         I have come to realize how
                                                                         much of a passion I have for
                                                                         helping others who are truly

    Dhruv Nanda, is a junior at the Talented                             in need.” Dhruv says.
    and Gifted High school in Dallas ISD. A              They started their campaign with a two-
    couple of months back, he and his brother            week initiative to raise donations and
    Vansh launched Mission Tomorrow, a                   provide drinking water to  the  impacted
    registered nonprofit corporation with a              families.
    501(c)(3) pending status, with an aim of
    giving back to the community.



    Most recently the brothers recognized that
    several underprivileged neighborhoods
    in South Dallas have felt the maximum
    impact of the pandemic followed by the
    winter Snowstorm in 2021.  These lower
    income neighborhoods of Dallas that are
    predominantly Hispanic and Black  had
    a severe economic and environmental
    impact. Their disadvantages  span from



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